Print full scale paper templates - cut and fold over wood to mark and cut angles.

(Adjust to suit)

Hip roof framing center join diagram with options for square roof 1

With a square roof, the ridge becomes a square centre piece (kingpost) with side lengths equal to common rafter thickness.

To remove this centre ridge piece, you can lengthen 2 (only) opposing common rafters by and butt their tops together in the centre.

Hip roof framing center join diagram option for square roof 2

For a good straight fascia, add an extra 20 mm or so to the tails of all your rafters (total length).
After they're up, you can flick a line to mark and trim the tails in a nice straight line, to make up for any ridge warp or marking, cutting and fixing errors.

The 2 end Jack Rafters are slightly different length to commons because the Ridge and Rafter thickness are not the same.
If the Ridge and Rafter thickness are identical, the 2 end jack rafters are the same as commons.
Use rafter template for end jacks and adjust length and birds-mouth cut to suit.

Running Batten setout points up Common: (from lower end of rafter up - to of each batten) Mark out + Speech
Running Batten setout points up Hip: (from lower end of hip centre up - to of each batten) Mark out + Speech

Batten Lengths (long side of batten - to centre of hips)

Running measurements are - AND ON - from start point to near side of each rafter.
Click lists to format vertically.

Running Ridge:Mark out + Speech

Wall Length:Mark out + Speech

Wall Width:Mark out + Speech

Running Hip:Mark out + Speech

Running Hip points to near and far side of each creeper rafter.
Start hip run at top edge of hip side cut (after it's cut), not end point - See Hip Detail Below.
Check all spacings and squaring before fixing!

Hip roof rafter wall set out points diagram

Common rafter diagram with full dimensionsHip rafter diagram with full dimensions

Hip roof framing rafter cut angle template diagram

If using a Circular Saw or Compound Miter saw, set saw bevel angle to 45° to obtain Creeper and Hip side angles.

With the saw bevel angle set to 45°, cutting hips and creepers at the plumb cut angle will produce correct side angles.

Left click, release then drag to measure at scale in diagram below - Enlarge diagram scale for more accurate measurements.

Scale

Hip roof framing profile diagram with angles, heights and volumes

Hip roof framing - roof sections diagram

Hip rafter detail diagram

To mark and cut hip plumb and side cuts with a circular saw - Print a Paper Template (easy + accurate) - OR:1: Mark the end plumb cut angle line ( back from square) on both sides of the hip. This is the pointy end of the hip. (Don't cut yet)
2: Measure back from this line and mark a second, parallel line on both sides of the hip. (This is the line to cut along)
3: Set circular saw blade tilt angle to 45°, cut 1 side along second line, with blade tilted toward pointy end, then flip and cut other side the same.

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If you're cutting concrete, stone or ANYTHING and there's DUST - DON'T TAKE THE RISK
Don't cut it, or cut it wet so there's NO DUST - Silicosis Sucks

How should we spell it?

MetreMeter

Results

What do we think? - They're 2 different things:
A Meter is a device to measure things - like a Volt Meter or a Parking Meter
A Metre is about 3'-3~3/8"
Although diameter and perimeter as measurements - don't seem to fit very well
If the US ever goes Metric, you'll be able to use a Meter to measure Meters - A Meter Meter